Soccer: Liga MX clubs slated to play this fall in Alamo City

Santos Laguna, shown play a friendly against San Antonio FC in July, is scheduled to play Liga MX foe Tigres UANL in an exhibition Oct. 4 at Toyota Field. Photo by Darren Abate/For the Express-News

Liga MX teams Tigres UANL and Club Santos Laguna are scheduled to play an exhibition match at 8 p.m. on Oct. 4 at Toyota Field, the third club friendly to be contested at the venue this year.

Tigres is a five-time Liga MX champion and was CONCACAF Champions League finalist the past two seasons. Santos Laguna, which defeated San Antonio FC on penalty kicks during a friendly on July 7, has won five division titles.

“We are excited to host two historic Mexican clubs at Toyota Field,” Dave Susi, director of Toyota Field, said in a press release. “It continues to be our goal to showcase high profile events in our venue, and this match between Tigres and Santos presents another opportunity for us to host prominent club soccer at Toyota Field.”

Tickets, which start at $35, go on sale at 10 a.m. Aug. 28 and can be purchased online through Ticketmaster.com or at the AT&T box office and La Michoacana meat market locations around San Antonio. San Antonio FC season-ticket members can purchased tickets during an exclusive pre-sale window starting Friday.